Arabic “Some”
- In this part of lesson we will learn a new word: بَعْضٌ meaning “some”. This word follows many of the simple grammatical rules already covered – i.e., it takes double /đammah/ when in nominative case, double /fatħah/ when in accusative case and double /kasrah/ when in genitive case.
- Similarly when it is annexed to a pronoun it takes a single /đammah/ if appearing in nominative case, single /fatħah/ if appearing in accusative case and single /kasrah/ if appearing in genitive case. Lets take some examples for better understanding of this rule:
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| These women are nurses Some of them are from Italy and some of them are from France | هَؤُلاءِ النِّسَاءُ مُمَرِّضَاتٌ بَعْضُهُنَّ مِنْ إِيطَالِيَا وَبَعْضُهُنَّ مِنْ فَرَنْسَا. |
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| These men are pilgrims Some of them are from India and some of them are from China | هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجَالُ حُجَّاجٌ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنَ الْهِنْدِ وَبَعْضُهُمْ مِنَ الصِّيْنِ. |
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| Those boys are students, some of them are in the class and some of them are in the play ground | أُولَئِكَ الأَوْلادُ طُلابٌ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي الْفَصْلِ وَبَعْضُهُمْ فِي الْمَلْعَبِ |
